Bill 83 explained in plain English
Protecting Vulnerable People Against Picketing Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Protecting Vulnerable People Against Picketing Act, 2010, prohibits picketing at supported group living residences for individuals with developmental disabilities and establishes civil liability and penalties for violations.
This bill, titled the Protecting Vulnerable People Against Picketing Act, 2010, aims to create a balance between the right of residents in supported group living residences to live peacefully and the right of individuals to express information about labour disputes. The Act prohibits picketing at these residences and makes it an offence to encourage or cause such picketing. Individuals and organizations that contravene the Act can be held civilly liable for damages and face fines.
- Prohibits picketing at supported group living residences in connection with a labour dispute.
- Prohibits encouraging, supporting, or causing someone to picket at a supported group living residence.
- Makes individuals and organizations who contravene the Act civilly liable for resulting damages.
- Establishes fines for individuals and organizations convicted of contravening the Act.
- States that each day a contravention continues is a separate offence.
- Defines 'supported group living residence' as a residence providing staff-supported group accommodation for persons with a developmental disability.
- States that a trade union can be sued and prosecuted in its own name.
- Allows for regulations to be made regarding certain types of property that are exempt from seizure for trade unions found liable for damages.
- Individuals residing in supported group living residences.
- Persons with developmental disabilities.
- Individuals and organizations (including trade unions) involved in labour disputes.
- Employers and employees.
- The right of individuals residing in a supported group living residence to peaceful enjoyment of their home, free from harm and threats of harm.
- The right of individuals to freedom of communication and expression to provide information about a labour dispute.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Individuals who contravene the Act may be liable for damages resulting from the contravention.
- Organizations (including trade unions) that contravene the Act may be liable for damages resulting from the contravention.
- Individuals convicted of contravening the Act may face a fine of not more than $2,000.
- Persons who are not individuals (e.g., organizations) convicted of contravening the Act may face a fine of not more than $25,000.
- Individuals and organizations contravening the Act are liable for damages.
- Trade unions found liable for damages have their property (with certain exceptions) subject to execution, seizure, or attachment.
- Contravention of the Act is an offence punishable by a fine: up to $2,000 for individuals, and up to $25,000 for non-individuals.
- Each day a contravention continues constitutes a separate offence.
- The Act does not specify which specific supported group living residences are covered, only defining them as residences providing staff-supported residential accommodation in a group setting for persons with a developmental disability.
- The Act does not detail the process or specific conditions under which civil liability for damages would be determined, other than that they must 'result from the contravention'.
- While the Act mentions the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing benefits for the purpose of subsection 5(3) (exceptions to property seizure for trade unions), the specific regulations are not provided within this bill text.
Establishes new prohibitions against picketing at supported group living residences, along with civil liability and penalties for violations.
The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
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